Haynes v. Henderson

ARCHER, Chief Justice.

This suit was brought by appellants against appellees seeking a construction of the will and codicil of Parrie Haynes, deceased, and in the alternative, seeking to enforce a contract made between Parrie Haynes and her husband W. A. Haynes whereby each agreed to will his or her property to the survivor of the marriage upon condition that the survivor by will divide his or her estate in a substantially equal manner between.the survivor’s nearest of kin and the deceased spouse’s nearest of kin (such nearest of kin to be determined as of the time of the survivor’s death).

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